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Kudos to you @whyme2023 for gathering so much info prior to surgery from this great group....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/831705/

Discussion: Breast surgeon questions

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 25, 2023

I was diagnosed with DCIS in August & was also assigned a surgeon, oncologist & radiology...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760038/

Discussion: How much time do I have to get a second opinion?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 12, 2022

@azrhonda Well... shoot. What a shock that must have been for you. I can only hazard...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/284015/

Discussion: 13 cancerous lymph nodes not detected on imaging

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 20, 2019

Michelle, I had Graves disease when I was a young woman and I had a tumor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/915070/

Discussion: Low Grade Adenosquamous Carcinoma. Anyone else diagnosed with this?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 18, 2023

Hi Sequoia, I'm so thankful it's not just me. I am sorry to hear you cannot...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/915558/

Discussion: Anastrozole: How long do side effects last once you've stopped?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 19, 2023

My story was different but the lesson is the same. The angst you are probably going...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/973824/

Discussion: Has anyone had MRI suspicious for malignancy but negative Mammo + US?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 2, 2023

My mom had a rare cancer. I have the specifics written down, where I’m not sure…...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1004299/

Discussion: Birads 4 Suspicious

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 26 5:08pm

I understand your frustration @jaynep. I have found over the years we are our best advocates....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/808918/

Discussion: Detecting cancer in women with dense breasts: MRI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 9, 2023

Hi @keiracancer -- your post would be something I've written myself. I was also 54, divorced...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/835907/

Discussion: Bilateral Mastectomy without Reconstruction Recovery Timeline

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 1, 2023

I think the questions above are excellent and a good place to start. I had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/793986/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 8, 2023

I take mine at night with my cholesterol med (genetically high from my mom). My PC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/688887/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 12, 2022

It's a tough road. There are doctors who listen and who will treat you concerns with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/304547/

Discussion: Deciding whether to have diagnostic sentinel lymph node removal

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2020

@jjj512 I too had my yearly mammograms in 12/21 come back with architectural distortion. The steps...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/878798/

Discussion: Findings in Mammogram

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 15, 2023

While on Ibrance my cancer progressed as shown in my PET scans and my tumor markers...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/117391/

Discussion: Metastatic breast cancer: Anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 21, 2017

In October 2022, my oncologist said I'd be dead in 1-2 years without chemo (which I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/887426/

Discussion: Why No Surgery for MBC?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 29, 2023

Hello, I was dx 4/29/2024 with Grade 3, HR+, DCIS as well. Remember, we do not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1089141/

Discussion: Estrogen/Progestrone medication & DCIS Stage 0 Grade 3 diagnosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 18 10:55am

I don't think it is accurate that 'everyone gets' lymphedema...I watched a Mayoclinic video and the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/749957/

Discussion: stop the madness

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 15, 2022

I had double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction afterwards. It took my plastic surgeon 7.5 hours to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923985/

Discussion: Implants after reconstruction surgery losing their shape: Anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 4, 2023

Hi Timely, my treatment plan is: --Breast MRI once a year, alternating with --Mammogram once a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816153/

Discussion: Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

Hello beautiful humans, I am 46 years old and I was just diagnosed with DCIS and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/748186/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 11, 2022

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